Career and Technical Education – Master of Science

Admission Requirements

  1. General admission to graduate study (for criteria, refer to "Admission to Graduate Study").
  2. Satisfy one of the following:
    1. A minimum GRE score of 285 (verbal and quantitative),
    2. Undergraduate GPA X GRE = 855, or
    3. Earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher after completing 12 hours of MSCTE required coursework.
  3. (For School Principal concentration only) Must hold a valid 5 or 10 year teaching certificate for any one of the areas of career and technical education authorized in the Kentucky State Plan for Career and Technical Education.

Program Competencies

  1. Knowledge of the development, objectives, philosophy and administration of career and technical education.
  2. The ability to analyze and understand the correct trends and status of career and technical education.
  3. The ability to recognize different types of data derived from an examination and to measure and evaluate individual student performance.
  4. The ability to manage personnel training and facilities in educational and industrial organizations.
  5. Apply technical management functions in business, industry, education and government.
  6. Apply theories, concepts and principles of related disciplines to develop communication skills required for technical trainers.
  7. Apply scientific and technological concepts to solving technological problems.
  8. Apply concepts and skills developed in a variety of technical and professional disciplines.

Assessment

  1. Students are required to complete a thesis or to pass both an oral and written exit examination (passing grade for written examination = 70 percent).
  2. Complete an annual survey of employers of recent graduates as to their satisfaction with the employee's performance as related to subject knowledge.

Requirements for the Degree

  1. Be unconditionally admitted to the program.
  2. Successfully complete and defend a thesis or pass both a written and oral comprehensive exit examination (passing grade for written examination = 70 percent).
  3. Must complete the required course work with a minimum graduate cumulative 3.0 GPA.
  4. Successful completion of tests required by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) for the School Principal concentration is required for certification.

Program Requirements

Industrial Education Concentration

CTE Core Requirements

ETM 603Quality Assurance

3

CTE 630Evaluation Techniques

3

CTE 660Trends and Issues in CTE

3

CTE 685Principles and Philosophy of CTE

3

CTE 698Career Guidance and Development

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Industrial Education Concentration Requirements

Nine hours of graduate-level courses to be selected and approved by the student and faculty advisor in the IET concentration from the "Industrial Education Approved Concentration Electives." 

Total Credit Hours:9

Electives

Choose six hours from the following:

ETM 670Directed Research

1-6

ETM 676Directed Study

1-6

ETM 699Thesis

6

AGR 605Farm Business Analysis

3

AGR 612Conservation Workshop

3

AGR 615Animal Nutrition

3

AGR 672Methods in Teaching Vocational Agriculture

4

AGR 674Adult and Young Farmer Education

3

AGR 685Teaching Agricultural Mechanics

3

AGR 686Planning Programs in Vocational Agriculture

3

AGR 688Curriculum Development and Content Selections

3

AGR 692Supervision in Agriculture

3

CTE 640Administration and Supervision of CTE

3

CTE 650Organization and Administration of CTE

3

EDF 600Research Methods in Education

3

EDF 610Advanced Human Growth and Development

3

EDF 611Adolescent Development

3

EDF 680History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDIL 601Introduction to School Leadership Administration

3

EDIL 618School Finance and Support Services

3

EDIL 628School Law and Ethics

3

EDUC 635Teaching Critical Thinking and Decision Making

3

ETM 619Total Quality Control

3

IET 620Industrial Education for the Elementary Teacher

3

ETM 621Experimental Design in Organizations

3

ETM 622Advanced Project Management

3

ETM 630Advanced Engineering Design

3

ETM 644Wireless Networking and Systems

3

ETM 645Computer Interfacing and Applications

3

ETM 680Advanced Networking

3

ETM 688Computer Integrated Manufacturing

3

ETM 698Research Methods in Technology

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Industrial Education Approved Concentration Electives:

ETM 600Emerging Technologies and Impact

3

ETM 619Total Quality Control

3

IET 620Industrial Education for the Elementary Teacher

3

ETM 621Experimental Design in Organizations

3

ETM 622Advanced Project Management

3

ETM 630Advanced Engineering Design

3

ETM 644Wireless Networking and Systems

3

ETM 645Computer Interfacing and Applications

3

ETM 680Advanced Networking

3

ETM 688Computer Integrated Manufacturing

3

ETM 695Supervised Field Experience

3

ETM 698Research Methods in Technology

3

ETM 615Advanced Computer Aided Design

3

ETM 642Advanced Digital Signal Processing I

3

ETM 650Advanced Digital Signal Processing II

3

ETM 684Advanced Manufacturing Systems

3

ACCT 600Survey of Accounting

3

ACCT 611Accounting Analysis for Decision Making

3

ACCT 687Tax Accounting Research and Planning

3

BIS 620Integrating Technology in Teaching and Learning

3

BIS 621Instructional Innovations in Business and Information Technology Education

3

BIS 630Managerial Communications

3

CIS 615Managing Information Technology

3

CIS 625Web Information Systems and Internet Technologies

3

CIS 628E-Business Application Programming

3

CIS 634Management of Telecommunications and Networking

3

CIS 636Global Information Systems

3

CIS 638Database Systems

3

CIS 640Systems Planning and Implementation

3

CIS 641Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods

3

CIS 642Systems Security

3

CIS 645Customer Relationship Management Systems

3

CIS 650Innovation, Technology and Organizational Change

3

CIS 655Management of Healthcare Information Systems

3

CIS 660Enterprise Systems

3

CIS 699AThesis

3 or 6

CS 620Data Mining Concepts

3

CS 640Data Mining Methodologies

3

CS 650Applied Data Mining

3

CTE 640Administration and Supervision of CTE

3

CTE 650Organization and Administration of CTE

3

EDAH 641Administrative and Management Issues in Higher Education

3

EDAH 642Student Personnel in Higher Education

3

EDAH 643Seminar in Higher Education

3

EDAH 644Principles of Higher Education

3

EDAH 647Principles of Adult Education

3

EDAH 650Developmental Education for Adult Students

3

EDAH 651Human Development in Adulthood

3

EDAH 653Program/Curriculum Development and Evaluation

3

EDAH 660Survey of Community College

3

EDAH 661The Community College Student

3

EDAH 662Seminar in Community College

3

EDAH 688Seminar in Adult Education

3

EDF 600Research Methods in Education

3

EDF 610Advanced Human Growth and Development

3

EDF 611Adolescent Development

3

EDF 680History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDF 681Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Educational Thought

3

EDGC 619Career Counseling

3

EDGC 620Psycho-Social and Multicultural Factors in Counseling

3

EDGC 656Introduction to Counseling

3

EDGC 661Measurement Principles and Techniques

3

EDGC 662Assessment in Counseling

3

EDGC 665Philosophy and Practice of School Counseling

3

EDGC 674Seminar in Guidance and Counseling

1-3

EDGC 680Family Counseling

3

EDIL 601Introduction to School Leadership Administration

3

EDIL 618School Finance and Support Services

3

EDIL 619Technology and Best Practices for School Improvement

3

EDIL 621Research for Instructional Leadership

3

EDIL 628School Law and Ethics

3

EDIL 634Leadership for Human Resources Development in Schools

3

EDIL 635Understanding Professional Responsibilities of Teacher Leaders

3

EDIL 636Mentoring for Improved Results

3

EDIL 637Leadership for School Program Collaboration

3

EDIL 638Designing and Implementing Professional Development

3

EDIL 647Leadership for School Community Relations

3

EDIL 649School District Management

3

EDIL 650Leadership for School Program Improvement

3

EDIL 659Systems for Change

3

EDIL 669Leadership for School Problem Solving

3

EDSP 600Workshop

1-3

EDSP 601Survey of Exceptional Children

3

EDSP 602Speech and Language Problems

3

EDSP 603Assessment Methodology for the Handicapped

3

EDSP 604Resource Concepts for the Handicapped

3

EDSP 605Early Childhood Special Education

3

EDSP 621Operation of Special Education Programs

3

EDSP 622Instructional Leadership in Special Education

3

EDSP 623Special Education Program Coordination

3

EDSP 630Universal Design for Learning

3

EDSP 641Conceptions and Identification of Gifted Children and Youth

3

EDTC 611Introduction to Research and Grant Writing

3

EDTC 631Designing the Learning Environment

3

EDTC 683Creativity in 21st Century Education

3

EDTC 685Principles of Distance Education Delivery

3

EDTL 605Developmental Analysis of Learning

3

EDUC 603National Board Certification Preparation

3

EDUC 629Reading Programs: The Role of the Administrator

3

EDUC 635Teaching Critical Thinking and Decision Making

3

EDUC 682The At-Risk Student

3

EDUC 684Producing Audiovisual Materials

3

FIN 600Survey of Finance

3

FIN 602Survey of Financial Analysis

3

FIN 620Financial Markets

3

FIN 660Financial Management

3

HLTH 603Administration of School Health

3

HLTH 608General School Safety

3

HLTH 614Principles of Epidemiology

3

HLTH 618Use and Abuse of Drugs

3

HPS 600Research Methods in Kinesiology and Health

3

HPS 601Interpretation of Data

3

HSM 611Health Economics

3

HSM 630Healthcare Public Policy

3

HSM 650Health IT and Clinical Transformation

3

HSM 655Management of Healthcare Information Systems

3

HSM 680Healthcare Leadership and Ethics

3

HSM 682Healthcare Delivery Systems

3

HSM 684Healthcare Financial Management

3

MKT 600Survey of Marketing

3

MKT 640Product Design and Development

3

MKT 650Marketing Administration

3

MKT 652Marketing Research and Analysis

3

MKT 665Consumer Psychology in Online Marketing

3

MNGT 600Survey of Management and Organizational Behavior

3

MNGT 602Survey of Quantitative and Financial Analysis

3

MNGT 606Operations Analysis

3

MNGT 609International Management

3

MNGT 610Legal Issues in Business Transactions

3

MNGT 612Organizational Theory

3

MNGT 620Quantitative Business Analysis

3

MNGT 650Innovation, Technology and Organizational Change

3

MNGT 655Social Responsibilities of Business

3

MNGT 656Small Business Institute Field Project

3

MNGT 667Women and Men in Management

3

MNGT 680Health Care Organization and Management

3

PHED 608Seminar in Motor Learning and Development

3

PHED 611Issues in Health and Physical Education

3

PHED 634Sports Nutrition

3

PHED 672Graduate Seminar in Exercise Physiology

3

PSY 609Educational Psychology

3

PSY 610Advanced Human Growth and Development

3

PSY 611Computer Packages for the Life Sciences

3

PSY 633Personality Theory

3

PSY 650Abnormal Psychology

3

PSY 663Marriage and Family Therapy

3

PSY 669Behavior Modification

3

PSY 675Selected Topics

3

PSY 686Motivation

3

PSY 689Psychology of Learning

3

SCI 619Advanced Integrated Math and Science for Teachers

3

SCI 622Chemistry and Your Environment

3

SCI 672Earth Science for Middle and High School Teachers

3

SCI 678History of Science

3

SCI 692Science for the Secondary Teacher

3

SOC 605Mind, Self and Society

3

SOC 616Family Dynamics

3

SOC 620Sociology of Education

3

SOC 625Deviance

3

SOC 626Communities

3

SOC 630Social Inequality

3

SOC 656Organizations in Contemporary Society

3

SOC 640Social Policy in Aging

3

SOC 641Issues in Aging

3

SOC 645Death and Dying

3

SOC 650Social Thought and Theory

3

SOC 655Qualitative Research Methods

3

SOC 659Social Change in Appalachia

3

SOC 661Sociology of the Law

3

SOC 665Environmental Sociology

3

SPMT 600Research Methods in Sport Management

3

SPMT 605Planning and Designing Sport and Physical Activity Facilities

3

SPMT 630Sport Marketing

3

SPMT 632Management and Administration of Sports Programs

3

SPMT 650Financing the Sport Enterprise

3

SPMT 660Socio-Cultural Issues in Sport

3

SPMT 661Sport Relations

3

SWK 620Social Work Administration and Management

3

SWK 635Group Dynamics

3

EDTC 625Assistive Technology

3

EDTC 628Technology, Education and Culture

3

EDTC 644Multimedia Design for the Classroom

3

EDTC 680Introduction to Instructional Design and Technology

3

EDTC 681Individualized Learning Systems

3

EDTC 688Educational Gaming and Simulation

3

School Principal Concentration

CTE School Principal Core Requirements

AGR 603Quality Assurance

3

or

ETM 603Quality Assurance

3

 

CTE 630Evaluation Techniques

3

CTE 660Trends and Issues in CTE

3

CTE 685Principles and Philosophy of CTE

3

CTE 698Career Guidance and Development

3

Total Credit Hours:15

CTE School Principal Concentration Requirements

Complete 12 hours from the following or equivalent courses as determined by advisor.

CTE 640Administration and Supervision of CTE

3

CTE 650Organization and Administration of CTE

3

EDIL 677School Law and Diverse Learners

3

EDIL 678Resource Utilization

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Electives

Complete three hours from the following:

AGR 605Farm Business Analysis

3

AGR 612Conservation Workshop

3

AGR 615Animal Nutrition

3

AGR 670Directed Research

1-6

AGR 672Methods in Teaching Vocational Agriculture

4

AGR 674Adult and Young Farmer Education

3

AGR 676Directed Study

1-6

AGR 685Teaching Agricultural Mechanics

3

AGR 686Planning Programs in Vocational Agriculture

3

AGR 688Curriculum Development and Content Selections

3

AGR 692Supervision in Agriculture

3

AGR 699Thesis

6

ETM 619Total Quality Control

3

ETM 621Experimental Design in Organizations

3

ETM 622Advanced Project Management

3

ETM 630Advanced Engineering Design

3

ETM 644Wireless Networking and Systems

3

ETM 645Computer Interfacing and Applications

3

ETM 670Directed Research

1-6

ETM 676Directed Study

1-6

ETM 680Advanced Networking

3

ETM 688Computer Integrated Manufacturing

3

ETM 698Research Methods in Technology

3

ETM 699Thesis

6

EDF 600Research Methods in Education

3

EDF 610Advanced Human Growth and Development

3

EDF 611Adolescent Development

3

EDF 680History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDIL 601Introduction to School Leadership Administration

3

EDUC 635Teaching Critical Thinking and Decision Making

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 30